Rugby 2005

Just like American football, but without all those silly pads. Read Review

EA SPORTS Rugby 2005 incorporates all the major Rugby teams, players, and tournaments, including the Tri-Nations, Super 12 and many more authentic and prestigious events from the world of Rugby. The game incorporates a completely upgraded graphical engine with individually differentiated players, realistic motion-captured player animations, dramatic lighting and cameras, and stadiums that are accurate with details such as crowd reactions, songs, and chants. The game features on-the-fly play-calling, right analog stick controls for fakes and crushing hits and improved kicking control. The game also features a 'Rugby 101' training mode outlining the rules, controls, and tactics of the sport through videos and interactive challenges.

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True rugby realism new player models of varying height and weight and realistic animations bring the tackles, high emotions, and player actions to life; learn it. Play it. Live it.Training mode outlines the eight main rugby gameplay elements including rules, controls, and advanced tactics. Then take your skills to the training pitch for challenge-based drills using advanced controls; unprecedented control over every aspect of the sport set plays on the fly, dive when tackling, sidestep big hits, build momentum with a shoulder charge, or confuse the defense with complex fakes and dummies; all-new creation zone create customized players based on your own likeness, your favorite rugby star, classic players of the game, or any other characters; new teams and tournaments more teams and leagues added for the upcoming season, plus the addition of the heineken european cup and customizable, user-designed knockout tournaments; enhanced broadcast presentation new camera angles, sound effects, crowd noise, commentators, and replay controls provide better feel for the on-field action; team songs and chants team songs and crowd chants from the major stadiums around the world capture the spirit and excitement of rugby.